Xiaoguang Zhang
Founder, CEO at Westwood Robotics Corporation
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXiaoguang Zhang is a robotics entrepreneur and mechanical engineer with a decade of experience building advanced robotic systems and founding Westwood Robotics in Los Angeles. With a Ph.D. background from UCLA’s RoMeLa and hands-on experience from labs focused on locomotion, soft actuation, and biomimetic systems, he blends deep research rigor with product-focused mechanical design and manufacturing. His internship at Google’s robotics/platform team involved pioneering autonomous maintenance concepts for data centers, reflecting a taste for high-impact, system-level challenges. An avid photographer, he brings a visual sensibility to design and an attention to detail that surfaces in both prototypes and finished products. Known for loving what he does, Xiaoguang pairs entrepreneurial drive with a unique mix of academic depth and creative craftsmanship.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Design & Manufacturing with Automatization, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Design & Manufacturing with Automatization at University of Science and Technology of ChinaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics at University of California, Los Angeles
English, Chinese
Github Skills (9)
actuator10
dante7
robotics7
python5
controller4
gazebosim4
robotics-simulation3
atom-editor3
latex2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Westwood-Robotics/LabBEAR
Dec 2020 - Sep 2024
Contributions:1 release, 2 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 9 months
Westwood-Robotics/DAnTE_V2
Jul 2020 - Jun 2023
Controller software for Westwood Robotics DAnTE_V2
Contributions:26 PRs, 142 pushes, 21 branches in 2 years 11 months
robotics-simulationroboticscontrollerdantegazebosim
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